Definition: Persons living in the United States having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent.
Asian includes Far East, Southeast Asia, & the Indian subcontinent; despite X refs specify CHINA /ethnol, JAPAN /ethnol, KOREA/ethnol, or other Asiatic country with /ethnol (all NIM) when pertinent
Other names Korean Americans; Japanese Americans; Chinese Americans; Korean American; Japanese American; Chinese American; Asian American; Americans, Korean; Americans, Japanese; Americans, Chinese; Americans, Asian; American, Korean; American, Japanese; American, Chinese; American, Asian